January 10, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

Updated January 9, 2012, 1:28 pm

On Jan. 10, 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London.

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On Jan. 10, 1910, Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova, one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century, was born. Following her death on Mar. 21, 1998, her obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date By The Associated Press

1776 Thomas Paine published the pamphlet “Common Sense.”

1861 Florida seceded from the Union.

1863 London’s Metropolitan, the world’s first underground passenger railway, opened to the public.

1870 John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.

1920 The League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.

1957 Harold Macmillan became prime minister of Great Britain following the resignation of Anthony Eden.

1964 The Beatles’ first album in the United States, “Introducing the Beatles,” was released.

1967 Republican Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, the first black elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat.

1971 “Masterpiece Theatre” premiered on PBS.

1984 The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.

2000 America Online agreed to buy Time-Warner for $162 billion. (Time-Warner decided to spin off AOL in 2009.)

2003 North Korea withdrew from a global treaty barring it from making nuclear weapons.

2005 CBS issued a damning independent review of mistakes related to a “60 Minutes Wednesday” report on President George W. Bush’s National Guard service.

2007 President George W. Bush announced he would send a “surge” of 21,500 U.S. forces to Iraq.

2011 A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay remains free on bond as he appeals.)

Current Birthdays By The Associated Press

Rock singer Rod Stewart turns 67 years old today.

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Baseball Hall of Famer Willie McCovey turns 74 years old today.

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1935 Ronnie Hawkins, Rock singer, musician, turns 77

1939 Scott McKenzie, Singer, turns 73

1944 Frank Sinatra Jr., Singer, turns 68

1948 Donald Fagen, Rock singer, musician (Steely Dan), turns 64

1948 William Sanderson, Actor (“Newhart”), turns 64

1949 George Foreman, Boxing Hall of Famer, turns 63

1950 Roy Blunt, U.S. senator, R-Mo., turns 62

1953 Pat Benatar, Rock singer, turns 59

1956 Shawn Colvin, Rock singer, turns 56

1961 Evan Handler, Actor, turns 51

1963 Mark Pryor, U.S. senator, D-Ark., turns 49

Historic Birthdays

Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova 1/10/1910 – 3/21/1998 Russian prima ballerina.Go to obituary »

48 Nicolaus Steno 1/10/1638 – 11/26/1686
Danish geologist and anatomist

68 John Emerich, Lord Acton 1/10/1834 – 6/19/1902
English historian

66 Yukichi Fukuzawa 1/10/1835 – 2/3/1901
Japanese educator and publisher

41 John Wellborn Root 1/10/1850 – 1/15/1891
American architect

71 Frederick Gardner Cottrell 1/10/1877 – 11/16/1948
American educator and scientist

83 Francis X. Bushman 1/10/1883 – 8/23/1966
American actor

94 Dumas Malone 1/10/1892 – 12/27/1986
American historian; wrote authoritative biography of Thomas Jefferson

87 Uri Zvi Greenberg 1/10/1894 – 5/8/1981
Hebrew and Yiddish poet

72 Dame Barbara Hepworth 1/10/1903 – 5/20/1975
English sculptor

83 Ray Bolger 1/10/1904 – 1/15/1987
American dancer and actor

84 Paul Henreid 1/10/1908 – 3/29/1992
Austrian-born American actor

1776	Thomas Paine published the pamphlet “Common Sense.”
1861	Florida seceded from the Union.
1863	London’s Metropolitan, the world’s first underground passenger railway, opened to the public.
1870	John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
1920	The League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
1957	Harold Macmillan became prime minister of Great Britain following the resignation of Anthony Eden.
1964	The Beatles’ first album in the United States, “Introducing the Beatles,” was released.
1967	Republican Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, the first black elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat.
1971	“Masterpiece Theatre” premiered on PBS.
1984	The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.
2000	America Online agreed to buy Time-Warner for $162 billion. (Time-Warner decided to spin off AOL in 2009.)
2003	North Korea withdrew from a global treaty barring it from making nuclear weapons.
2005	CBS issued a damning independent review of mistakes related to a “60 Minutes Wednesday” report on President George W. Bush’s National Guard service.
2007	President George W. Bush announced he would send a “surge” of 21,500 U.S. forces to Iraq.
2011	A judge ordered former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay remains free on bond as he appeals.)

1935	Ronnie Hawkins, Rock singer, musician, turns 77
1939	Scott McKenzie, Singer, turns 73
1944	Frank Sinatra Jr., Singer, turns 68
1948	Donald Fagen, Rock singer, musician (Steely Dan), turns 64
1948	William Sanderson, Actor (“Newhart”), turns 64
1949	George Foreman, Boxing Hall of Famer, turns 63
1950	Roy Blunt, U.S. senator, R-Mo., turns 62
1953	Pat Benatar, Rock singer, turns 59
1956	Shawn Colvin, Rock singer, turns 56
1961	Evan Handler, Actor, turns 51
1963	Mark Pryor, U.S. senator, D-Ark., turns 49

48	Nicolaus Steno 1/10/1638 – 11/26/1686 Danish geologist and anatomist
68	John Emerich, Lord Acton 1/10/1834 – 6/19/1902 English historian
66	Yukichi Fukuzawa 1/10/1835 – 2/3/1901 Japanese educator and publisher
41	John Wellborn Root 1/10/1850 – 1/15/1891 American architect
71	Frederick Gardner Cottrell 1/10/1877 – 11/16/1948 American educator and scientist
83	Francis X. Bushman 1/10/1883 – 8/23/1966 American actor
94	Dumas Malone 1/10/1892 – 12/27/1986 American historian; wrote authoritative biography of Thomas Jefferson
87	Uri Zvi Greenberg 1/10/1894 – 5/8/1981 Hebrew and Yiddish poet
72	Dame Barbara Hepworth 1/10/1903 – 5/20/1975 English sculptor
83	Ray Bolger 1/10/1904 – 1/15/1987 American dancer and actor
84	Paul Henreid 1/10/1908 – 3/29/1992 Austrian-born American actor